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<h2 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">A Master Mentor You Will Become</h2>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/Jedi.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="160" align="right"/>Many people who watched the original Star Wars<sup>®</sup> film trilogy as children had dreams of growing up to become Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, or even Darth Vader (you know who you are). If that’s you – and your dreams of becoming a hyperspace-jumping, lightsaber-battling, Force-wielding powerhouse never came true – take heart. We’re about to reveal how you can still become one with the Force.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><em>Follow in the tiny, halting footsteps of Jedi Master Yoda</em>. With his unique turns of phrase, Yoda imparted wisdom and helpful instruction to Luke Skywalker as he struggled to tap into his natural abilities. Without Yoda’s guidance, the fate of the galaxy would have turned out quite differently. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">If saving the galaxy isn’t motivation enough to become a mentor, here are some other benefits to consider.</p>
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<li><strong>Stay hip and trendy.</strong> Interested in what’s new and exciting in the legal industry, but haven’t found the time to become more informed? Being a mentor is a perfect reason to read those legal blogs or try out that new practice management software. </li>
<li><strong>Advance your career.</strong> Show your HR department you’re connected to different age groups and are a team player. Is there a senior-level colleague who’s generally inaccessible? While giving your mentee a tour of the office, make sure he or she gets a personal introduction to all of the senior partners. </li>
<li><strong>Stop feeling out of touch with younger generations.</strong> Mentoring is a great way to learn how different generations think. Exploring a variety of viewpoints can make you more adaptable, a better communicator, and less resistant to change.</li>
<li><strong>Help chart a (happier) course.</strong> Maybe your career path is dotted with a few regrets, misgivings, and woes. Wouldn’t it be cool if those hard-learned lessons could be used for the greater good? Knowing you’ve helped someone on the path to increased job satisfaction can be just as gratifying for the mentor as the mentee. </li>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">We’re not saying that you’ll save the galaxy by becoming a mentor. But, we’re not NOT saying it either.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">Five Questions to Answer Before Becoming a Mentor</h3>
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<li><span style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/Ready-Set_Mentoring_175w.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="163" align="right"/></span><strong>Am I comfortable providing honest, constructive feedback?</strong> Your mentee will be relying on you to help correct and guide his or her practices and professional behavior.</li>
<li> <strong>Do I have the experience necessary to help someone? </strong>You must be able to answer questions and give guidance on a wide range of topics.</li>
<li><strong>Can I teach, not tell?</strong> It doesn’t do any good if you always tell your mentee what to do. Instead, you must help him or her to think independently.</li>
<li><strong>Do I have the time?</strong> Be honest. Having a mentee will require an investment of time on your part. You don’t want to shortchange your mentee, your practice, or yourself. </li>
<li> <strong>What might I learn from having a mentee? </strong>A mentoring relationship goes two ways, so think about the ways you might improve as well.<strong></strong></li>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">If you think your answers to these questions are pointing you towards mentorship, <a href="
http://www.wisbar.org/formembers/membershipandbenefits/Pages/Ready-Set-Practice-Mentor-Signup.aspx">apply to be a mentor</a> in the State Bar’s <a href="
http://www.wisbar.org/formembers/membershipandbenefits/pages/ready-set-practice.aspx">Ready. Set. Practice.</a> program. You can also check out these helpful mentoring resources:</p>
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<li><a href="
http://www.wisbar.org/formembers/membershipandbenefits/Pages/Ready-Set-Practice-Getting-Started.aspx">Getting Started: Mentors and Mentees</a></li>
<li><a href="
http://www.wisbar.org/formembers/membershipandbenefits/Documents/Ready-Set-Practice-Mentoring-Handbook.pdf">Ready. Set. Practice. Mentoring Handbook</a></li>
<li><a href="
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisaquast/2013/01/07/3-things-to-consider-before-becoming-a-career-mentor/#6b92cc782494">3 Things to Consider Before Becoming A Career Mentor</a><br />
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/WSSCF17_Digest-150w.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" align="left"/>Find Full-Throttle CLE</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Keep your practice soaring with CLE from four unique tracks at the 2017 <a href="
http://www.wisbar.org/wssfc/2017/Pages/default.aspx"><em>Wisconsin Solo & Small Firm Conference</em></a>. In this week’s issue of <em>Bar Briefs</em>, we’re exploring the <strong>Substantive Law Track.</strong><br />
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Stay on top of changes in multiple practice areas while polishing your legal skills. Sessions in the Substantive Law Track are packed with the latest trends and developments in hot practice areas. Topics include:</p>
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<li>Attorney-Mediators as Drafters: Understanding the New Rule</li>
<li>Real Estate Essentials for Every Practice</li>
<li>Understanding Special Needs Trusts</li>
<li>Immigration Law for the Rest of Us</li>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">In addition, you can also explore helpful subjects in the <strong>Practice Management</strong>, <strong>Technology</strong>, and <strong>Quality of Life/Ethics</strong> <strong>Tracks</strong>.<br />
See the complete CLE schedule and register today at <a href="
http://www.wssfc.org">www.wssfc.org</a>! </p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">Increase Lapham Dies in Oconomowoc – 1875</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"> Known as the “Father of the National Weather Service,” Increase Lapham – author, botanist, scientist, and engineer – believed weather patterns could be predicted if weather data was reported and recorded.<sup>1</sup><br />
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">He successfully lobbied Congress to devise a central database that would help alert Midwest farmers and Great Lakes shipping companies about impending storms. In 1870 the National Weather Bureau was established and later became the National Weather Service.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"> Lapham lived nearly 50 years in the Milwaukee area until his death on September 15, 1875. <a href="
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Newspaper/BA14272">His obituary</a> in the <em>Wisconsin State Journal</em> announced that “a sad calamity has fallen upon the State!” </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"> Source: <a href="
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Newspaper/BA14272">https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Newspaper/BA14272</a><br />
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">Put Invaluable Information at Your Client’s Fingertips</h3>
<p><a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/Product.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=GC0078"><strong><span style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/Guardships-cover-250.jpg" alt="" width="110" height="163" align="right"/></span>Understanding Guardianships: <br />
A Handbook for Guardians</strong></a><strong></strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">With an aging population, many of your clients are already challenged with meeting the unique needs of elderly parents. <em>Understanding Guardianships </em>provides them with basic information about guardianships and the duties of a guardian. It outlines how courts appoint guardians and keep track of a guardian’s actions. Plus, it provides guidance for those who are, or will be, appointed as a guardian. It’s one more way to help your clients address a legal issue that they may be facing. Topics covered include:</p>
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<li>The Nature of Guardianship</li>
<li>The Court Procedure</li>
<li>The Guardian</li>
<li>Guardian of the Estate</li>
<li>Guardian of the Person</li>
<li>Special Problems in Guardianships</li>
<li>Additional Questions Regarding Medical Treatment and Placement </li>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><em>Understanding Guardianships: A Handbook for Guardians</em> is one of three titles of <a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/MarketingResources/Pages/Consumer-Handbooks.aspx">State Bar of Wisconsin’s Consumer Handbooks</a>. These booklets are intended to help your clients navigate common, but highly technical topics with detailed instructions, forms, definitions, and more information. Use these guides to promote your practice, educate your clients, and improve your community visibility. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">For additional details, <a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/MarketingResources/Pages/Consumer-Handbooks.aspx">visit our website</a>. </p></td>
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Ends Friday, September 15</h3></div>
<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 6px;">Wisconsin Civil Procedure Before Trial</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"><span class="black" style="color: #000"><a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/Product.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=AK0166">Print Book</a>:<br />
List: <s>$219 member</s> / <s>$269 nonmember</s><br />
</span><span style="color: #E31B1B"> <span style="color: #E31B1B"><strong>Sale price: $175.20</strong></span><strong> member / $215.20 nonmember </strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"><span class="black" style="color: #000"><a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/Product.aspx?cat=WISBAR&pid=AE0166">Books UnBound</a>:<br />
List: <s>$159 member</s> / <s>$199 nonmember</s><br />
</span><span style="color: #E31B1B"> <span style="color: #E31B1B"><strong>Sale price: $127.20</strong></span><strong> member / $159.20 nonmember </strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;">To claim your discount, use priority code <strong>B5019BB</strong> when ordering online or mention it when calling (800) 728-7788.*<br />
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"><strong>Special Nonresident CLE and Networking Reception in Chicago! </strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;">Thursday, October 19, 2017 <br />
Intercontinental Hotel<br />
505 N. Michigan Avenue <br />
Chicago, IL</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"><strong>2 – 5 p.m. CLE Program
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</strong>“Notable Opinions of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Over the Last Decade and the Illinois Perspective” presented by Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael J. Gableman and Attorney Ellen O’Rourke</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"><strong>5 – 7 p.m.</strong> <strong>Networking Reception</strong><br />
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*3.0 CLE credits and 1.0 EPR credit will be applied for in Wisconsin and Illinois. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"> Space is limited and sure to fill up fast, so <a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/eventDetails.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=SA6994">register today</a>! <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">Economic Essentials for Family Law Attorneys</span></strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"> Divorces are never easy, but when complex financial concerns are involved they become even tougher. <em>Show Me the Money: Advanced Financial Issues in Family Court</em>, co-produced by the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin and PINNACLE<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">®</sup>, can help you find your way through challenging situations that are becoming more common in today’s divorce cases. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"> <a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/EventSearch.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=CA2701M&k=ca2701">Register today!</a> <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">The Elder Law Section Invites You to Attend <em>Legal Issues of the Aging</em></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"> Hear from professionals involved in Wisconsin’s infrastructure for the aging, including experienced law practitioners and members of organizations caring for the elderly. Plus, receive an update on important case law, administrative, and fair hearing decisions impacting your practice. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"><a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/pages/EventSearch.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=CA2649L&k=ca2649">Learn more and register</a>.<br />
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/Survey_150w.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="86" align="right"/>Who Is Your Favorite Movie Mentor? </h3>
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<li>Professor Charles Xavier (X-Men)</li>
<li> Dumbledore (The Harry Potter Series)</li>
<li> Fast Eddie Felson (The Color of Money) </li>
<li>Gordon Gekko (Wall Street)</li>
<li> Mr. Miyagi (The Karate Kid) </li>
<li>Mickey Goldmill (Rocky) </li>
<li>Yoda (The Empire Strikes Back) </li>
<li> John Keating (Dead Poets Society)</li>
<li> Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars) </li>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">State Bar Expo at UW Law School</span></h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"> Tuesday, October 3, 2017<br />
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.<br />
UW Law School Atrium</p>
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Join the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Sections and Divisions for a night of hors d’oeuvres, beverages, and networking. Attorneys will be present to speak with you about their practice areas as well as how you can get involved in a Section or Division. It’s an outstanding opportunity to meet lawyers and learn about the State Bar of Wisconsin. Come ready to mingle – and possibly win a prize!</p>
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http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/html/stories/2007/feb07/lapham.htm">http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/html/stories/2007/feb07/lapham.htm</a></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:8pt;"> *This offer is not available with any other discount and expires September 15, 2017. Discount cannot be applied to previous purchases, or used for renewals of subscriptions, auto-supplementation subscriptions, or Books UnBound full library subscriptions.</span></p>
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